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I don't know that I would go so far as to call her a "dam good" driver. She's there, but I really don't think it's solely on talent. Tony Stewart is there on talent. Kyle Bush, as much as anyone might hate him, is incredibly talented. Jimmy Johnson is there on talent. Danica is there because she's Danica, first and foremost. I've yet to see anything that makes me sit up and go "wow, now that's pure talent right there...." If some guy had the same results she's had (and there are a bunch we could compare her results to that she would be "right DOWN there with") he certainly wouldn't be getting the same amount of attention and leniency when he screwed up that she gets.
I remember seeing her and Schrader get together because she went barreling in underneath him, touched him and spun herself out while the imbeciles in the booth driveled on about "Kenny just wasn't giving her any room there" like it was Schrader's fault she got it completely wrong.
This is the kind of stuff I see. It's like all the announcers, etc are on strict orders to promote the Danica Patrick brand whenever possible and never lay blame on her for any of her mistakes. If she hits someone, then it's automatically the person she hit is at fault for not giving her room.
She has a long way to go to convince me she is anything other than average for a Sprint Cup driver. She's no worse, but certainly not anything above a mediocre talent in Nascar, just like 10-15 other drivers there who will probably be replaced faster than she will just because she brings in the sponsor dollars.
I remember seeing her and Schrader get together because she went barreling in underneath him, touched him and spun herself out while the imbeciles in the booth driveled on about "Kenny just wasn't giving her any room there" like it was Schrader's fault she got it completely wrong.
This is the kind of stuff I see. It's like all the announcers, etc are on strict orders to promote the Danica Patrick brand whenever possible and never lay blame on her for any of her mistakes. If she hits someone, then it's automatically the person she hit is at fault for not giving her room.
She has a long way to go to convince me she is anything other than average for a Sprint Cup driver. She's no worse, but certainly not anything above a mediocre talent in Nascar, just like 10-15 other drivers there who will probably be replaced faster than she will just because she brings in the sponsor dollars.
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